Our Story

Picnic Pizza is a family owned pizza and Italian food restaurant with 2 locations in Zanesville, Ohio. Picnic Pizza was established in 1981 and first opened in and with the Colony Square Mall, serving pizza by the slice, pasta, salads, breadsticks, sandwiches, and specialty pizza rolls. Today, Picnic Pizza is the only original store remaining in the Colony Square Mall food court. Owners Antonino "Nino" Russo and Vincenzo "Vinnie" Buzzetta opened the second Picnic Pizza location, the Italian Eatery, in 1992. The Italian Eatery is a full service restaurant with an expanded pizza and Italian food menu. It serves beer and wine, has a convenient drive-thru window for take out orders, and offers delivery. Picnic Pizza is proud to have served Zanesville and the greater Southeast Ohio area for over 30 years and thanks all of its customers for your continued patronage.